Our History

Cambridge School was founded on the 7th of April 1931 in a small flat in Qutub Road, Delhi. It moved soon after to 21 Daryaganj and — as it grew – to 2 Daryaganj. By the nineteen forties, it had already established itself as one of the foremost schools in the city.

Cambridge School Delhi — thus named because it was the first school to send students up for the Senior Cambridge Examination — acquired its own campus in Srinivaspuri. The foundation stone of the building, designed by the well-known architect Cyrus Jhabvala, was laid in 1961 by the Vice President of India Dr. S. Radhakrishnan; and the building was inaugurated by Smt. Indira Gandhi, the then Minister for Information and Broadcasting, in 1963.

Cambridge Schools now have five branches in Delhi-NCR – Srinivaspuri, Noida, Indirapuram, New Friends Colony, and Greater Noida.

School Values

The Cambridge Schools are dedicated to building thoughtful citizens. It is our mission that all our students have the following qualities:

Community Mindedness

In keeping with the school’s motto ‘We Learn to Serve,’ Cambridge School develops students who use their education, skills, and resources for the benefit of the entire community and not just for their own well-being.

Our students are encouraged to be concerned about other people, willing to listen and help in time of need, and behave with genuine good manners and respect, irrespective of social hierarchies.

Community-mindedness also extends to civic sense and care of public property.

Commitment to Environmental Sustainability, Concern for Nature, and Other Forms of Life

Human beings tend to forget that the planet they inhabit is home to other species as well and that their claim on the earth is as valid as ours. Being perhaps the most intelligent species, we must show our intelligence not only in technological progress but also in learning to cooperate to preserve the planet and its many forms of life.

The earth and its environment are under unprecedented stress. Without a commitment to a much more sustainable lifestyle, our own survival as a species is at stake. Cambridge School students will, we believe, become leaders and members of pressure groups to save us from this existential crisis.

Global Outlook

Cambridge School students are expected to be respectful of diversity, comfortable in it, and even enjoy it. We want our students to experience and realize that underlying all diversity are the universal values of humanity - common to all nations and communities.

Rationality and Clarity of Thought

The ability to think clearly is a critical skill. It enables us to cut through confusing and seemingly contradictory factors and have truly insightful and independent views.

Clear, rational thinking is the foundation of effective communication. Clarity of thought leads to clarity of communication and gets to the heart of the matter with elegance and simplicity. It is an essential leadership skill.